Gold effect in Arma is possible?

[roberthammer 582]

Hi all ,

Am asking if in Arma possible to do Gold effect with .Rvmat somehow ?

I mean something like in COD4.

If yes , tell me how , ahead thx

[Panda-PL- 0]

Hi all ,

Am asking if in Arma possible to do Gold effect with .Rvmat somehow ?

I mean something like in COD4.

If yes , tell me how , ahead thx

Yes it is.

You need a "gold" colored enviromental map texture (take default one from BIS and manipulate it, it's the one with fish-eye view of landscape), then use the BIS examples Glass rvmat, but in the mat editor edit it to have any texture with full alpha (use color texture option for example) instaed of "Fresnel Glass" texture.

[roberthammer 582]

Thx Panda , i will try , but is possible to use this effect with NMaping ?

//: Edit

It's working , but only in 3rd person , not in 1st person ,

rvmat is set right like in 3rd person and in buldozer is working but not ingame , why is not working ?  

[Panda-PL- 0]

rvmat is set right like in 3rd person and in buldozer is working but not ingame , why is not working ?  

Screens?

"It's not working" doesn't tell what's going on actually.

It should, we have for example A10 cockpit that has working glass effects.

[roberthammer 582]

News it's now working

Here are some pics ,but is hard to regoznize that effect

Pic

Pic 2

Pic 3

what u think ?

[Panda-PL- 0]

hard to regoznize that effect

I think you need to lower alpha on the original texture (the texture, not the one in material).

The lower the alpha the more visible the enviroment map is, but setting it too low will change the weapon into a mirror.

[roberthammer 582]

Where i can Lower that Alpha , because i using only this one material rvmat

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">ambient[]={1.000000,1.000000,1.000000,1.000000};

diffuse[]={1.000000,1.000000,1.000000,1.000000};

forcedDiffuse[]={0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000};

emmisive[]={0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000};

specular[]={1.000000,1.000000,1.000000,0.000000};

specularPower=24.600000;

renderFlags[]=

{

"NoAlphaWrite"

};

nextPass="RH_aks\gsklo-pass2.rvmat";

PixelShaderID="Glass";

VertexShaderID="Glass";

class Stage1

{

texture="#(argb,8,8,3)color(1,1,1,1,CO)";

uvSource="none";

Filter="Trilinear";

};

class Stage2

{

texture="RH_aks\tex\envg_co.paa";

uvSource="none";

Filter="Trilinear";

};

If not in this , can u tell me where ?  

[Sergei_Q 0]

Where i can Lower that Alpha , because i using only this one material rvmat

That's the material, he's talking about the alpha channel in the texture PAA itself. Or so I believe - I really have no idea.

[Panda-PL- 0]

If not in this , can u tell me where ?  

Quote[/b] ](the texture, not the one in material)

[roberthammer 582]

i tryed different enviromental map and i think looks better and shining too now

THX Panda for Help ! You are the best in O2

[Panda-PL- 0]

i tryed different enviromental map and i think looks better and shining too now

Hmmm.... A bit weird, since if base texture has full alpha you shouldn't be seeing much of the enviroment map (and I am not sure if I see any effect)... Try applying any semi-transparent texture to your AK to see how alpha channel works (don't save of course).

[roberthammer 582]

I have tryed that , almost same as now .

BTW i tryed smooth edges and now looks like this

[Panda-PL- 0]

I have tryed that , almost same as now .

You sure you didn't save as _CO.paa? That would clear the alpha channel.

[roberthammer 582]

yea i know , but now is good

[roberthammer 582]

Got little question for u , is possible make shining inside the buliding? I mean something like this : you have golden gun and outside is shining but if u go inside building or building's shadow shining goes off